let the slack groove thang take you away to a place where the DJ will keep playing that song all night." Complex featured it in their list of "The Best 90s R&B Songs" in 2012. An editor, Brendan Frederick, called it "a simple ode to dancing the night away to your favorite song", and a "summertime party anthem". American entertainment company BuzzFeed ranked it number 45 in their list of "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs Of the '90s" in 2017. They added, "Great harmonies, chill vibe, rap bridge; all the things you needed to make a perfect early-‘90s R&B dance song." In an 2019 retrospective review, Daryl McIntosh from Albumism wrote that Kay Gee’s beat on the track "provided a sound reminiscent of late ‘70s disco band Chic, that, together with the perfectly complementary vocals, created a euphoria of modern funk." Slant Magazine ranked it number 22 in their list of "The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time" in 2020. An editor said, "Still, no one nailed the formula quite like Zhané did with this velvet midnight blue floor-filler." Accolades (*) indicates the list is unordered. Track listings 12-inch vinyl "Hey Mr. D.J." (Maurice's club mix) – 6:37 "Hey Mr. D.J." (Maurice's cub mix with rap) – 6:37 "Hey Mr. D.J." (original mix) – 4:20 "Hey Mr. D.J." (Mo's Hey D.J. Work This dub) – 6:25 "Hey Mr. D.J." (UBQ's Underground dub) – 6:45 "Hey Mr. D.J." (Moapella) – 2:38 CD maxi-single' "Hey Mr. D.J." (original mix) – 4:20 "Hey Mr. D.J." (7-inch remix) – 3:54 "Hey Mr. D.J." (7-inch remix with rap) – 3:52 "Hey Mr. D.J." (Maurice's club mix) – 6:39 "Hey Mr. D.J." (Maurice's club mix with rap) – 6:39 "Hey Mr. D.J." (Mo's Hey D.J. Work This dub) – 6:25 Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Release history References 1993 singles Epic Records singles Zhané songs 1993 songs Song recordings produced by Naughty by Nature Songs written by Treach Songs written by KayGee Songs written by Vin Rock